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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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